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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E5 (28:41) HSK 3
méi yǒu rén zhǐ shǐ nú bì shì nú bì zì jǐ suǒ wèi

没有人指使奴婢 是奴婢自己所为

“No one ordered me to do it. I did it myself.”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 28:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè dú shì nǐ xià de

“Did you poison her?”

méi yǒu rén zhǐ shǐ nú bì shì nú bì zì jǐ suǒ wèi CURRENT FOCUS

没有人指使 奴婢 是奴婢 自己 所为

“No one ordered me to do it. I did it myself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ xiān bié jǐn zhāng

“Don't be nervous.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: TAKING BLAME
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Punish me alone and stop asking about who else was involved.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Abnegating Hierarchy (奴婢)

Subordinate servants in ancient China used self-deprecating terms like 'nubi' when speaking to masters, reflecting absolute submission to social authority.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #shielding #taking_responsibility #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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指使 SPOKEN CHUNK

instigate; order someone to do something bad

Used in formal or legal contexts to describe someone pulling the strings behind an illicit act.

自己所为 SPOKEN CHUNK

one's own doing

A formal and written-flavored expression commonly used when accepting sole responsibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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